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"Gwyneth&amp;#39;s Slim-Body Secrets\\nGwyneth Paltrow loves fries, but she learned the hard way she can&amp;#39;t eat them all the time and feel great. So she filled her new cookbook with recipes that make eating well delicious. Plus, go behind the scenes at her cover shoot.\\nGwyneth Paltrow's \\\"health revolution\\\" included learning to let out her emotions and cleaning up her diet. Her new eating habits inspired her second cookbook, [*It's All Good*](http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/its-all-good-gwyneth-paltrow/1112412050?cm_mmc=googlepla-_-book-_-q000000633-_-9781455522712&amp;cm_mmca2=pla&amp;ean=9781455522712&amp;isbn=9781455522712&amp;r=1), loaded with recipes that are so delicious, you'd never know they don't include cheese or other ingredients that by definition make food tasty.\\n\\nDress, Just Cavalli, $1,885; Saks Fifth Avenue. Earrings, De Beers, price upon request; 800-929-0889. Bracelets, $156 to $202 each; [JoomiLim.com](http://JoomiLim.com)\\nA couple of years ago, I got really run down. I had to sing at awards shows, which was fun but stressful. I'd have a Guinness and a beta-blocker every time. I also was constantly getting on airplanes, trying to knock myself out with sleeping pills and wine, waking up, trying to sweat it out with exercise and a steam, and then working really hard all day. Eventually, I had a panic attack. My body was like, \\\"What is happening?\\\"\\nMy doctor, Alejandro Junger, recommended that I cut out basically everything: dairy, sugar, gluten, anything processed. I was like, \\\"What the f--- am I going to eat now?\\\" That's why I made the book: to stop eating brown rice out of the fridge because I didn't know what else to eat\u2014it was demoralizing.\\nI probably eat this way two or three times a year for three weeks at a time. Past that, I'm not willing to make the sacrifice. Life is about balance. It's good to work in healthy food, whether it's five days a week or five meals a week. And if you're going to do it, it should be awesome food you're psyched to make. But never cut out the brownies or the wine.\\n\\nSwimsuit, $390, and skirt, $685, Isabel Marant; 323-651-1493. Earrings, De Beers, price upon request; 800-929-0889. Necklace, $5,200; [LazaroSoho.com](http://LazaroSoho.com). Silver bracelet, $5,175; [AnnDexterJonesDesign.com](http://AnnDexterJonesDesign.com). Pave bracelet, price upon request; [LoreeRodkin.com](http://LoreeRodkin.com)\\nYou feel lighter and your emotions get smoother. I also was run-down because I had a lot of unexpressed anger. I made everyone else's feelings more important than my own. I'd suck it up and then be alone in my car yelling at traffic or fighting with hangers in my closet when they got stuck together.\\nYou're not learning anything unless you're having the difficult conversations. Dealing with things directly changed my relationships. Sometimes when you get clear about who you are, others get less comfortable because they liked who you were. It's changed my marriage [to Chris Martin, 36], too, but he's up for the challenge.\\n\\nTop, $84, and skirt, $335; [DKNY.com](http://DKNY.com) for stores. Earrings, De Beers, price upon request; 800-929-0889. Necklace chain, $625, and charms, $55 to $4,500 each, Jennifer Fisher; [JenniferFisherJewelry.com](http://JenniferFisherJewelry.com)\\nWhen I'm supposed to be in two places at once. I try to avoid finding myself in that scenario.\\nI watch *Homeland* or *New Girl*. I also like to have martinis with my girlfriends. I feel a sisterhood emerging around me. I'm less threatening now that I'm 40 and not 26-with-an-Oscar. There's a sense of love and support. I feel really lucky.\\n\\nTop, Isabel Marant, $525; 323-651-1493. Shorts, $121; [FrankieB.com](http://FrankieB.com)\\n*Always.* \\\"I have a guy coming for dinner. What should I make?\\\" or \\\"My mother really upset me. How should I approach it?\\\" They know I've been through a lot of pain and suffering\u2014some public, some private\u2014and I keep going. Or maybe it's just that I was the first one who could afford therapy!\\nThey were happy. I came into my womanhood, had my kids. My 20s were a lot of work, and I had no big-picture sense of who I was, where I was going or the point of it all.\\nFinding your truth. Be honest about what you feel and don't be afraid to articulate it. \\\"To thine own self be true.\\\" It's not a platitude. It's the key to life.\\n__Buy her new book!__ Snag your own copy of *[It's All Good](http://www.amazon.com/Its-All-Good-Delicious-Recipes/dp/1455522716)* for more delish recipes\\n\\n__Gwyneth's best tips:__ Get her entertaining ideas and eating well advice on her site, [Goop.com](http://goop.com/). She writes about things like her fave snacks (DIY almond butter: 1 cup almonds, a pinch of salt in a food processor) and the secrets to a stress-free dinner party. (Spoiler alert: Order in the night before for less mess.)\\n\\n__[Go Behind the Scenes at Gwyneth's SELF Cover Shoot!](/healthystars/2013/04/behind-the-scenes-with-gwyneth-paltrow-video)__\\n\\n__[See Recipes From Gwyneth's New Book!](/fooddiet/2013/04/sneak-peek-gwyneth-paltrow-cookbook-slideshow)__\\n\\n__[Get a Peek Inside Gwyneth's Pantry!](/fooddiet/2013/04/peek-inside-gwyneth-paltrow-pantry-slideshow)__"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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